Cannes Film Festival 2025: “Woman and Child,” the anger of an Iranian mother

Stéphane Dreyfus , special correspondent in Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes)
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Parinaz Izadyar (right) seems inhabited by her character, enough to inaugurate a possible Best Actress award. Diaphana distribution
After the shock of Jafar Panahi's film, A Simple Accident , the Cannes Film Festival is once again swept by the winds of Iranian protest with Saeed Roustaee's fourth feature film, a family tragedy that sees a mother caught in a terrible spiral.
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